AbAhluleli 19 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

AbaHluleli 19 UmLevi othile uthatha isancinza eBetlehema Juda

¹ Ngalezo zinsuku kungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli, kwakukhona umLevi othile owayegogobele ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, wazithathela isancinza eBetlehema Juda.

² Isancinza sakhe safeba kuye, sasuka kuye, saya endlini kayise eBetlehema Juda, sahlala khona izinyanga ezine.

³ Umyeni wakhe wasukuma, wayilandela ukuze akhulume kahle nayo, wayibuyisa, nenceku yakhe kanye nayo nezimbongolo; yamngenisa endlini kayise; uyise womntwana eyibona, wathokoza ukuyihlangabeza.

⁴ Uyisezala, uyise wentombazana, wamgcina; wahlala naye izinsuku ezintathu; badla, baphuza, balala khona.

⁵ Kwathi ngosuku lwesine bevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wavuka ukuba ahambe; uyise wentombazane wathi kumkhwenyana wakhe: “Dumisa inhliziyo yakho ngocezu lwesinkwa, ululandele.”

⁶ Bahlala phansi, badla, baphuza kanyekanye, ngokuba uyise wentombazane wathi endodeni: “Vuma, ulale, futhi inhliziyo yakho ijabule.

⁷ Lapho lowo muntu esesukuma ukuba ahambe, umukhwe wakhe wamncenga; ngalokho wabuye walala khona.

⁸ Wavuka ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lwesihlanu ukuba ahambe; uyise wentombazana wathi: Dumisa inhliziyo yakho. Bahlala kwaze kwaba semini, badla bobabili.

⁹ Lapho lowo muntu esukuma ukuba ahambe, yena nesancinza sakhe nenceku yakhe, umukhwe wakhe, uyise wendodakazi, wathi kuye: “Bheka, sekusiya kuhlwa, hlalani ubusuku bonke; usuku lukhula luye ekupheleni, hlala lapha, ukuze inhliziyo yakho ijabule; nihambe kusasa ekuseni, ukuze niye ekhaya.

¹⁰ Kodwa lo muntu akathandanga ukuhlala ngalobo busuku, kodwa wasuka wahamba, wafika eJebusi, okuyiJerusalema; futhi wayeboshelwe izimbongolo ezimbili; nesancinza sakhe sasinaye.

¹¹ Lapho sebeseJebusi, usuku lwase ludlule; inceku yathi enkosini yayo: “Woza singene kulo muzi wamaJebusi, silale khona;

¹² Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: “Asiyikusuka lapha, siye emzini womfokazi ongesiye owabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; siyakuwelela eGibeya.

¹³ Wathi encekwini yakhe: “Woza sisondele kwenye yalezi zindawo, silale eGibeya noma eRama.”

¹⁴ Base behamba, bahamba; ilanga lashona beseGibeya yakwaBhenjamini.

¹⁵ Baphambukela khona ukuze bangene balale eGibeya; esengenile, wamhlalisa esigcawini somuzi; ngoba kwakungekho muntu owabangenisa endlini yakhe ukuze balale.

¹⁶ Bheka, kwafika ixhegu livela emsebenzini walo kusihlwa livela ensimini, nalo livela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; wagogobala eGibeya, kepha abantu baleyo ndawo babengabakwaBenjamini.

¹⁷ Ephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona isihambi esigcawini somuzi; lathi ixhegu: Uyaphi na? kanti ungowaphi?

¹⁸ Wathi kuye: “Siyasuka eBetlehema Juda siya eceleni kwentaba yakwa-Efrayimi; Ngasuka lapho, ngaya eBetlehema Juda, kepha manje ngiya endlini kaJehova; futhi kakho ongamukela endlini.

¹⁹ Nokho kukhona utshani kanye nefolishi lezimbongolo zethu; kukhona futhi isinkwa newayini mina nencekukazi yakho nensizwa ekanye nezinceku zakho; ayintuli lutho.

²⁰ Ixhegu lase lisithi: Ukuthula makube kuwe! zonke izinkanuko zenu mazibe phezu kwami; ungahlali nje emgwaqeni.

²¹ Wamngenisa endlini yakhe, wazinika izimbongolo ukudla, bageza izinyawo zabo, badla, baphuza.

²² Kwathi besajabula izinhliziyo zabo, bheka, amadoda omuzi, amadodana kaBheliyali, ahaqa indlu, ashaya umnyango, akhuluma kumninindlu, ixhegu, ethi: “Letha ukukhulula.” indoda engene endlini yakho, ukuze simazi.

²³ Indoda, umninindlu, yaphumela kubo, yathi kubo: “Qha, bazalwane bami, ningenzi okubi okungaka; bhekani ukuthi le ndoda ingene endlini yami, ningenzi lobu buwula.

²⁴ Bheka, nansi indodakazi yami, intombi, nesancinza sayo; manje ngiyakubakhipha, ngikuthobe, wenze kubo okuhle emehlweni akho;

²⁵ Kepha amadoda awavumanga ukumlalela; indoda yasithatha isancinza sayo, yasiphumisela kubo; bamazi, bamthuka ubusuku bonke kwaze kwasa; kwathi sekuqala ukuntwela ezansi, bamkhulula.

²⁶ Owesifazane wafika ekuseni kakhulu, wawela phansi ngasemnyango wendlu yomuntu lapho inkosi yakhe yayikhona, kwaze kwasa.

²⁷ Inkosi yakhe yaqeda ekuseni, yavula iminyango yendlu, yaphuma ukuba ihambe; bheka, owesifazane, isancinza sakhe, ewele ngasemnyango wendlu, izandla zakhe zisembundwini.

²⁸ Wathi kuye: “Sukuma sihambe.” Kodwa akekho owaphendula. Indoda yamkhwelisa embongolweni, yasukuma indoda, yaya endaweni yayo.

²⁹ Lapho efika endlini yakhe, wathatha ummese, wabamba isancinza sakhe, wasihlukanisa ngemilenze yaso saba izicucu eziyishumi nambili, wasithumela kuyo yonke imingcele yakwa-Israyeli.

³⁰ Kwathi bonke abakubonayo bathi: “Okunje akukenziwa, akubonwanga kusukela osukwini abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakhuphuka ngalo ezweni laseGibithe kuze kube namuhla; naka, thola izeluleko futhi ukhulume okucabangayo.